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J. W. WILSON.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, m9.

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JAY W. WILSON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TR'USS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Application filed March 31, 1919. Serial No. 286,238.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JAY W. WVILsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, resid-.

ing atCleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, .have invented new and useful Improvements in Trusses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trusses and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a pressure pad therefor capable of being adjusted to exert a variable pressure on the hernia in order that the wearer of the same may increase the pressure of the pad on the hernia or rupture supported thereby so that the same will not become dislocated by reason of the unusual straining of the wearer, as for instance, when doing heavy and laborious work.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide a form of pad for trusses which by reason of its adjustability can be caused to properly support a hernia under varying conditions without the necessity for adjusting or tightening the body encircling band, as is required with the now prevalent types of kindred devices, thus, lending materially to the comfort with which the device may be worn in the absence of a binding and extremely objectionable pressure entirely about the body of a wearer but only a pressure on the pad so regulated as to effectually and properly support the hernia.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connection withthe specific description hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is dis closed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the pad attached to the supporting arm of a body encircling band;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like ref erence numerals will refer to corresponding parts throughout the views, 1 designates the truss pad of suitable design and construction having a recess or pocket 2 in its reverse side, themouth of which is enlarged to receive a bearing plate 3 formed with a screw threaded opening, said plate having its exposed face flush with the adjacent face or side of the pad 1 and being secured to the pad by screws 3 or their equivalents.

An adjustable connection in the form of a screw 4 is turned into the screw-threaded opening in the plate 3 and has its outer end formed with a retaining groove 5 adapted to receive one portion of the supporting arm 6 of the truss body band, which arm is in turn clampingly secured in the groove 5 through the medium of a plate 7 having set screws 8 passing therethrough and engaging in screw-threaded bores in the outer portion of the adjusting screw 4.

To look the adjusting screw 4 in a fixed position with relation to the pad 1 I may and preferably do provide the same with an ordinary jam or look nut 9, normally bearing on the adjacent face of the plate 3.

From the foregoing it will be understood that a wearer of a truss pad constructed in accordance with my invention will be enabled, by but slight adjustment, to vary the pressure of the hernia or rupture engaged thereby so as to maintain the same in proper position at times when heavy and laborious work is required of him. When such work has been completed the pressure on ruptured part can be lessened to the desired extent; the adjustment of the pad to exert the required pressure being effected by disengaging the lock-nut 9 from the plate 3 and then turning the adjusting screw 4 until the pad engages and places the ruptured part pressure to the desired degree, whereupon the lock-nut is reengaged with the plate 3 serving to secure the pad in its adjusting position.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my claim I consider within the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A device of the kind set forth and comprising a truss pad formed with a pocket in its reverse side, the said pocket being counter-bored to form an enlarged mouth, a bearing plate seated in the enlarged mouth portion, an adjusting screw passing through and threadingly engaging the bearing plate and entering the said pocket, the adjusting screw being formed with a transversely disposed uhaped groove on its outer end, a supthe adjusting screw may be positioned at porting arm resting in said groove, a plate various points under the arm of the pad adbearing against the arm on the opposite side justing member and away from the arm in 10 from the groove, screws passing loosely the manner and for the purpose specified.

5 through the plate and threadingly engaging In testimony whereof he affixes his signathe adjusting screw, said screws being disture. posed one on each side of the arm whereby JAY WV. \VILSON. 

